Martial Arts Glossary

noun a short period of intense activity or excitement

preposition used to indicate the purpose or reason for something

• Let's have a discussion about the matter at hand.
• I heard you were talking bout me behind my back.
• I'm thinking bout hitting up that new burger joint for lunch.
• He's been carrying around a heavy heart for bout a year now.

noun fighting between armed forces

verb to fight or contend against

• The soldiers were trained in hand-to-hand combat techniques.
• The fighters were ready to combat any threat.
• Let's go out and combat those bullies together.
• She used her intelligence to combat ignorance in the community.

adjective describing someone who moves quickly and lightly on their feet

• The ballet dancer moved across the stage with light footed grace.
• She's so light footed, she could probably sneak up on anyone.
• I've never seen anyone so light footed on the dance floor before.
• His mind was light footed, able to navigate through complex problems effortlessly.

noun the act of parrying

verb to ward off or deflect a blow, attack, or argument

• The fencer demonstrated excellent parrying techniques during the match.
• He was really good at parrying the attacks in the game.
• She totally owned the fight by parrying all of his moves.
• In a debate, it's important to be skilled at parrying arguments effectively.